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Alejandro González Iñárritu
Alejandro G. Iñárritu in Los Angeles, 2014.
Born (1963-08-15) August 15, 1963 (age 61)
Mexico City, Mexico
Other namesAlejandro G. Iñárritu
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, film producer, composer
Years active1984–present
Notable work
SpouseMaria Eladia Hagerman
Children3
Signature

Alejandro González Iñárritu (Spanish pronunciation: [aleˈxandɾo ɣonˈsales iˈɲaritu]; credited since 2014 as Alejandro G. Iñárritu; born August 15, 1963) is a Mexican film director, producer, screenwriter, and former composer. He is the first Mexican director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Directing and the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, for Babel in 2007. He is also the first Mexican-born director to have won the Prix de la mise en scene, the best director award at Cannes.

His five feature films – Amores perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), Babel (2006) (comprising the "Death Trilogy"), Biutiful (2010) and Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) – have garnered wide acclaim and numerous accolades including Academy Award nominations. In 2015, he won the Academy Award for Best Directing, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Picture for Birdman. His sixth film, The Revenant, will be released on December 25, 2015.

Early life and career

Alejandro González Iñárritu was born in Mexico City, the son of Luz María Iñárritu and Hector González Gama.[1] Crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a cargo ship at the age of 16 and 18, González Iñárritu worked his way across Europe and Africa.[2][3] He has noted that these early travels as a young man have had a great influence on him as a filmmaker.[3] The setting of his films have often been in the places he visited during this period.

After his travels, González Iñárritu returned to Mexico City and majored in communications at Universidad Iberoamericana.[4] In 1984, he started his career as a radio host at the Mexican radio station WFM, a rock and eclectic music station. In 1988, he became the director of the station.[4] Over the next five years, González Iñárritu spent his time interviewing rock stars, transmitting live concerts, and making WFM the number one radio station in Mexico. From 1987 to 1989, he composed music for six Mexican feature films.[4] He has stated that he believes music has had a bigger influence on him as an artist than film itself.[3]

Amores perros

In the 1990s, González Iñárritu created Z films, a production company, with Raul Olvera in Mexico.[5] Under Z Films, he started writing, producing and directing short films and advertisements.[4] Making the final transition into TV and film directing, he studied under well-known Polish theater director Ludwik Margules, as well as Judith Weston in Los Angeles.[6][7]

In 1995, González Iñárritu wrote and directed his first TV pilot for Z Films, called Detras del dinero, or Behind the Money, starring Miguel Bosé.[5] Z Films went on to be one of the biggest and strongest film production companies in Mexico, launching seven young directors in the feature film arena. In 1999, González Iñárritu directed his first feature film Amores perros, written by Guillermo Arriaga.[4] Amores perros explored Mexican society in Mexico City told via three intertwining stories. In 2000, Amores perros premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and won the Critics' Week Grand Prize.[4] It was the film debut of actor Gael García Bernal, who would later appear in Babel and the González Iñárritu-produced Mexican film Rudo y Cursi. Amores perros was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[8]

Hollywood

After the success of Amores Perros, González Iñárritu and Guillermo Arriaga revisited the intersected stories structure of Amores perros in González Iñárritu's second film, 21 Grams.[4] The film starred Benicio del Toro, Naomi Watts and Sean Penn,[9] and competed at the Venice Film Festival, winning the Volpi Cup for actor Sean Penn.[10] At the 2004 Academy Awards, Del Toro and Watts received nominations for their performances.[11]

In 2005, González Iñárritu embarked on his third film, Babel, set in four countries across three continents, and in 4 different languages. Babel comprises four stories set in Morocco, Mexico, the United States, and Japan.[12] The film stars Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Adriana Barraza, Gael Garcia Bernal, Rinko Kikuchi and Kōji Yakusho; The rest of the cast comprised non-professional actors.[13] The film competed at Cannes 2006, where González Iñárritu received the Best Director Award (Prix de la mise en scène),[14] becoming the first Mexican-born director to win the award.[15] Babel was released in November 2006, and received seven nominations at the 79th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Directing.[9] Gustavo Santaolalla, the film's composer, won the Academy Award that year for Best Original Score.[16] The film won Best Motion Picture in the drama category at the Golden Globe Awards on January 15, 2007.[17] González Iñárritu became the first Mexican director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Directing and the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, in 2007 for Babel.[18][19]

After his third feature film collaboration with writing partner Guillermo Arriaga (Babel), González Iñárritu and he professionally parted ways, following González Iñárritu barring Arriaga from the set during filming. Arriaga told the Los Angeles Times in 2009, "It had to come to an end, but I still respect [González Iñárritu]."[20]

In 2009, González Iñárritu directed and produced Biutiful, starring Javier Bardem, written by González Iñárritu, Armando Bó, Jr., and Nicolás Giacobone.[21] The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2010.[22] Bardem went on to win Best Actor (shared with Elio Germano for La nostra vita) at Cannes.[23] Biutiful is González Iñárritu’s first film in his native Spanish since his debut feature Amores perros. The film was nominated at the 2011 Golden Globes for Best Foreign Film, and at the BAFTA awards for Best Film Not in the English Language and Best Actor.[24][25] For the second time in his career, González Iñárritu's film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards; Javier Bardem’s performance was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.[26]

In 2014, González Iñárritu directed, co-produced and co-wrote his first comedy, Birdman, starring Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Zach Galifianakis, and Andrea Riseborough. Birdman is about a washed-up actor famed for playing an iconic superhero who tries to revive his career by doing a play based on the Raymond Carver short story "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love." The film and González Iñárritu won the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay, and the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Directing, and Best Original Screenplay.[27][28]

In April 2014, it was announced that González Iñárritu's next film as a director will be The Revenant, which he co-wrote with Mark L. Smith. It is based on the novel of the same name by Michael Punke. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy and Will Poulter. Shooting began in September 2014, and it is scheduled for a limited release on December 25, 2015, and will open wide on January 6, 2016.[29][30][31][32] The Revenant is being filmed in Alberta and British Columbia.[33] The film will be a 19th-century historical period drama, and is described as a "gritty thriller" about a fur trapper who seeks revenge against a group of men who robbed and abandoned him after he was mauled by a grizzly bear."[34]

Short films

From 2001 to 2011, González Iñárritu directed several short films. In 2001, he directed an 11-minute film segment for 11.09.01 - which is composed of several short films that explore the effects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks from different points of view around the world [4] In 2007, he made "ANNA", which screened at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival within Chacun son cinéma, a collection of 34 short films by 34 renowned film directors representing 25 countries, produced for the 60th anniversary of the film festival.[35][better source needed] In 2012, he made the experimental short film "Naran Ja: One Act Orange Dance", inspired by L.A Dance Project's premiere performance, featuring excerpts from the new choreography Benjamin Millepied crafted for Moving Parts. The story takes place in a secluded, dusty space and centers around LADP dancer Julia Eichten.[36]

Commercials

In 2002, González Iñárritu directed "Powder Keg", an episode for the BMW short film series The Hire, starring Clive Owen as the driver.[37][better source needed] It won the Cannes Gold Lion Advertising Award.[38] In 2010, González Iñárritu directed "Write the Future", a football-themed commercial for Nike ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which went on to win the Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions Advertising Festival.[39] In 2012, he directed Procter & Gamble's "Best Job" commercial spot for the 2012 Olympic Ceremonies. It won the Best Primetime Commercial Emmy at Creative Arts Emmy Awards[40] and the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials.[41]

On October 4, 2012, Facebook released a González Iñárritu-directed brand film titled "The Things That Connect Us" to celebrate the social network reaching one billion users.[42]

Personal life

González Iñárritu is married to Maria Eladia Hagerman, an editor and graphic designer. They have two sons and one daughter. One of their sons died just days after his birth in the mid 1990s.[43] He is a devout Catholic like his mother.[44]

Filmography

Alejandro González Iñarritu

Feature films

Year Film Director Producer Writer Note
2000 Amores perros Yes Yes No Part of the Death Trilogy.[45][46]
2003 21 Grams Yes Yes No
2006 Babel Yes Yes No
2008 Rudo y Cursi No Yes No
2010 Biutiful Yes Yes Yes
2014 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Yes Yes Yes
2015 The Revenant Yes Yes Yes

Short films

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2001 Amores perros Best Foreign Language Film Nominated
2007 Babel Best Picture Nominated
Best Directing Nominated
2011 Biutiful Best Foreign Language Film Nominated
2015 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Best Picture Won
Best Directing Won
Best Original Screenplay Won
AACTA International Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2015 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Best Film Won
Best Direction Won
Best Screenplay Won
British Academy Film Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2002 Amores perros Best Foreign Language Film Won
2007 Babel Best Film Nominated
David Lean Award for Direction Nominated
2011 Biutiful Best Foreign Language Film Nominated
2015 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Best Film Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Cannes Film Festival
Year Nominated work Category Result
2000 Amores perros Critics Week Grand Prize Won
Young Critics Award – Best Feature Won
2006 Babel Palme d'Or Nominated
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Won
Best Director Won
2010 Biutiful Palme d'Or Nominated
Directors Guild of America Award
Year Nominated work Category Result
2007 Babel Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Nominated
2015 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Won
Golden Globe Award
Year Nominated work Category Result
2001 Amores perros Best Foreign Language Film Nominated
2006 Babel Best Motion Picture – Drama Won
Best Director Nominated
2015 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Won
Independent Spirit Awards
Year Nominated work Category Result
2002 Amores perros Best Foreign Film Nominated
2004 21 Grams Special Distinction Award Won
2015 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Best Film Won
Best Director Nominated
Producers Guild of America Award
Year Nominated work Category Result
2007 Babel Best Theatrical Motion Picture Nominated
2015 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Best Theatrical Motion Picture Won
Venice Film Festival
Year Nominated work Category Result
2002 11'09"01 September 11 UNESCO Award Won
2003 21 Grams Golden Lion Nominated

See also

References

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  8. ^ "THE 73RD ACADEMY AWARDS - 2001". Oscars.org. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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  39. ^ "ANATOMY OF A CANNES WINNER: NIKE "WRITE THE FUTURE"". Fast Company. June 28, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  40. ^ "P&G Earns Praise For 'Best Job' Commercial, Innovation, Sustainability Efforts". Procter & Gamble. September 19, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  41. ^ "DGA Awards: Alejandro G. Iñárritu Wins Best Feature Film Director For 'Birdman', TV Winners Include Lesli Linka Glatter 'Homeland' & Jill Soloway 'Transparent'". Deadline.com. February 7, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  42. ^ "Facebook runs first ad as it reaches 1 billion users". Creative Review. October 4, 2012. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  43. ^ "In 'Birdman,' Alejandro G. Inarritu takes his doubts and lets them fly". Los Angeles Times. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  44. ^ "Family Stories: My Conversation with Alejandro González Iñárritu, Director of "Babel"". Patheos. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  45. ^ Foundas, Scott (August 27, 2014). "Interview: 'Birdman' Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu on His First Comedy". Variety. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  46. ^ "Alejandro González Iñárritu interview for Buitiful". The Daily Telegraph. January 29, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
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